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Chest. CHIST.
"And eke of brotherhed, if that thee list, I have gold and silver lying in my chist."
(The Frere's Tale.)
Cóntrary. CONTRÁY.
" Away fro truth it doth so varie, That to gode love it is contrárie."
(Romaunt of the Rose.)
Crisp. CRIPS.
" As writeth th'on in the Apocalyps,
Her here that was owndie and crips."
Her here that was owndie and crips."
(House of Fame.)
Danger. DAUNGER. (also pronounced daanger.)
"Wythout more daunger."
(The Merchant's Second Tale.)
Dark. DERK (also pronounced daark.)
"N'iste wher she was for it was derk.
But faire and wel she crept in by the clerk."
But faire and wel she crept in by the clerk."
(The Reve's Tale.)
"The shadowe makith her hemes merke,
And her hornis to shewin derke."
And her hornis to shewin derke."
(Romaunt of the Rose.)
Darkness. DEEKNESS.
"For thre dayis incessantly the darkness among them was."
(The Merchant's Tale.)
"For fere of night so hatith the derknesse."
(The Legend of Good Women.)
Deaf. DEFE. (deef.)
{{ppoem|"For that 1 rent out of his book a lefe, That of the stroke myn ere wex all defe."
(The Wif of Bathers prologue.)
"Why that I rent out of his book a lefe,
For which he smote me so that I was defe,"
For which he smote me so that I was defe,"
(Ibid.)
